Monday, September 19, 2011

Heathers on East 13th Street is on the agenda for tonight's CB3/SLA committee meeting for a "renewal with complaint history" ... And after a lengthy debate, the committee has voted to deny the bar's request for the renewal, Shawn Chittle reports from the meeting.

Nearby neighbors said that Heathers is the worst offender among the bars on the northern stretch of Avenue A (and the side streets). The matter may be taken up with the full Community Board on Sept. 27.

Heather really seemed disconnected, reading (badly) from this laundry list of reasons her bar should be renewed, few of which addressed the concerns/complaints directly.

I must advise these owners that the lists are often quite (unintentionally) hilarious to the ears of residents. You sound like George Bush mentioning "1,000 points of light" during a major recession.

Utter ridiculousness.

Heather's lawyer, Frank (bar owner lawyer du jur) also seems to be living in never-never land, even drawing contempt from the board for his unprofessional antics.

The bar owner/lawyer wanted residents to meet monthly. Can you imagine that? Being required to attend a meeting to discuss why a loud bar on your block should continue?

Chair Militano said something to the effect of "bars on side streets have a much bigger burden to maintain order than avenues." This rang true to most.

The 13th Block Association, neighbors above, next door and across the street were pretty unified against this place.

The last thing that I found rather striking was one of the SLA board members saying "We're not trying to put anyone out of business" as if they were the reason a bar *would* go out of business, and as if such a penalty was never warranted in some cases. It most certainly is in some.

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